OUAGADOUGOU ¨C?The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a 3.5-million-euro (US$4.2 million) contribution from Italy to provide food assistance and develop early-recovery projects for tens of thousands of people affected by the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Burkina Faso.
SEOUL/DAKAR ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a $US500,000 contribution from the Government of the Republic of Korea to our operations in Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea, which will help support the emergency response in Central Sahel, and provide school meals for thousands of young pupils.
OUAGADOUGOU ¨C A donation of € 4.2 million from the European Union (EU) contributed to Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s efforts to stave off a hunger catastrophe in Burkina Faso, where 2 million people are struggling to feed themselves due to the combined effects of conflict, climate shocks and the socio-economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
ROME ¨C The world has been put on a heightened famine alert with a new report by two United Nations agencies that contains a stark warning; four countries contain areas that could soon slip into famine if conditions there undergo ¡°any further deterioration over the coming months¡±. These are Burkina Faso in West Africa¡¯s Sahel region, northeastern Nigeria, South Sudan and Yemen.
DAKAR/ROME ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) is today warning that unless humanitarian access is urgently granted to organizations like the Â鶹ÊÓƵ, catastrophic levels of hunger could hit hard in parts of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. The stark warning comes ahead of the High-Level Ministerial Conference on the Central Sahel in Copenhagen on 20 October 2020.
ROME ¨C A basic meal is far beyond the reach of millions of people in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic joins conflict, climate change and economic troubles in pushing up levels of hunger around the world, according to a new study released today by the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ).
OUAGADOUGOU ¨C Urgent and sustained action is needed to address worsening food and nutrition insecurity in Burkina Faso, say the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), citing alarming new data. Some 3.3 million people are estimated to be facing acute food insecurity during the current lean season, that period which precedes the harvest in September.
BERLIN ¨C As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread into countries already dealing with the impacts of drought, economic crises and conflict, the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) has provided USD 5.9 million to ensure that the UN Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) can continue to protect 1.2 million vulnerable African farmers with climate risk insurance.
ROME/LI?GE ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has kick-started a network of global logistics hubs that will support the entire aid community and ensure the delivery of vital medical and humanitarian supplies to developing countries at a time when commercial air transport is at a virtual standstill.
YOKOHAMA ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has welcomed a total of US$11.7 million in funding from the Government of Japan to provide vital food and nutrition assistance to the vulnerable populations in the Central Sahel affected by escalating armed conflict and severe impacts of climate change.
DAKAR ¨C The humanitarian crisis in the Central Sahel region of Africa is spiralling out of control - with more than 5 million people facing severe food insecurity across the region, according to a new joint food security assessment released today by food security partners including the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ).
OUAGADOUGOU ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes an in-kind contribution of yellow split peas and fortified vegetable oil from the Russian Federation to provide food assistance to people affected by rising insecurity in Burkina Faso.
DAKAR, 03 February 2020 - The number of people facing a critical lack of food and vital livelihood opportunities in the Central Sahel has spiked in one year due to rising insecurity and climatic shocks. The situation may further deteriorate unless the international community acts now, three United Nations agencies warned today.
ROME ¨C The Executive Director of the Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), David Beasley, will visit Burkina Faso on 12-14 August. The country is dealing with an unfolding humanitarian crisis resulting from a sharp increase in armed violence.
